How common is the surname Morey?

10,894 people in the United States had the surname Morey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,341 Americans. It ranked 3,298th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Morey?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Morey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Morey?

Robert Morey, American rower (1936–2019), followed by Larry Morey.

Where is the surname Morey most common?

Wikidata records people named Morey in the United States.

Is the surname Morey getting more or less common?

More common. 10,595 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,894 in 2010, up 2.8%.

The surname Morey

A surname, carried by 10,894 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Morey is more common than 98% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,894 people named Morey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 28,341 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,595.

#3,298

rank among US surnames

10,894

people in 2010

3.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #3,126)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,289	Needham	10,983	28,111
#3,290	Wheat	10,979	28,121
#3,291	Tsai	10,968	28,150
#3,292	Nagle	10,963	28,163
#3,293	Sifuentes	10,954	28,186
#3,294	Hamel	10,944	28,211
#3,295	Landeros	10,934	28,237

Who is named Morey

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Morey identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3%
Two or more races 1.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Moreys

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert Morey
American rower (1936–2019)
Larry Morey
American lyricist and screenwriter (1905-1971)
Harry T. Morey
American actor (1873–1936)
Marcia Morey
American swimmer, Olympic athlete, Pan American Games gold medalist, born 1955

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Morey

Morey has the Soundex code M600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M600.

Questions

How common is the surname Morey?: 10,894 people in the United States had the surname Morey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,341 Americans. It ranked 3,298th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Morey?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Morey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Morey?: Robert Morey, American rower (1936–2019), followed by Larry Morey.
Where is the surname Morey most common?: Wikidata records people named Morey in the United States.
Is the surname Morey getting more or less common?: More common. 10,595 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,894 in 2010, up 2.8%.